Gate.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

vo. J. WYMAN.

GATE. APPLIoATIoN I1LED-00T12,1907.

wi h1 eases ORRINVJ. WYMAN, OF ALBION, NEW YORK.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed October 12. 1907. Serial No. 397.162.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, OREIN J. WYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Albion, in the county of Orleans and State of -on line x-,Fig. 1.

New York, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to gates and its object is to provide a simpleand durable device of this character which can be readily adjustedvertically and which is provided with a latch, and means coperatingtherewith, whereby sagging of the gate is prevented.

Another obj ect is to provide means whereby the lgate may be firmlysupported while locked but may be caused to drop automatically intocontact with the ground immediately upon the partial or completeWithdrawal of the latch from engagement with its keepers.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of theinvention.

In saiddrawings: Figure 1 is a side-elevation of a gate embodying thepresent imrovements, a portion of the keeper of the latch being brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a section Fig. 3 is a section on line y-y, Fig. 1.

Referring To the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a gatepost having hinge members 2 of the usual or any preferred form connectedthereto and engaging hinge members 3 extending from an upright 4. This uright is shown provided with a plurality o notches 5 above the upperhinge member 3 and in that face of the upright adjoining post 1 but itis to be understood that if preferred these notches may be dispensedwith and the upright may have all of its faces smooth. Arranged alongone face of the upright 4 is one end bar 6 of the gate. This end bar hasguide cleats 9 secured to its side faces adjacent the bottom thereofloosely embracing the lower portion of the upright 4. To the upperportion of the end bar 6 is pivotally connected a loo(p 10 whichsurrounds the upright 4 and is esigned to be seated in any one of thenotches 5, or, if the faces of the upright are smooth its loop will bitethereinto and bind bar 6 and the upright together with sufficient forceto hold them in fixed relation. A sto pin 11 may be provided upon thebar 6 to imit the movement of the loop in one direction. The end bar 6is preferably formed of two parallel spaced strips as indicated in Fig.3, and pivotally mounted between these strips are parallel rails 12which are also pivotally mounted between spaced parallel stripsconstituting the other end bar 13 of the gate. Intermediate strips 14are pivotally secured upon opposite faces of the rails for the purposeof reinforcing them adjacent their centers.

lnterposed between the middle rails of the gate and secured to the bar 6is an arm 15' connected by means of a brace 16 to the lower rail 12close to the bar 6. This arm 15 constitutes the support for an adjustinglever 17 which is formed of parallel strips pivotally connected to thearm 15 and also to the reinforcing strips 14. A loop 18 is pivotallyconnected to the free end of lever 17 and is designed to normally engagea nose or projection 19 formed by one end of one of the upper rails 12which projects through and beyond the bar 13. A latch plate 20 isslidably mounted within the end bar 13 and between one of the rails 12and a rail 21 which is pivotallyT connected at its ends to the strips 14and bar` 13 respectively. This plate has guards 22 secured to one endthereo f and lapping the adjoining rails 12 and 21 so as to preventlateral displacement of the latch, and a stop pin 23 limits thelongitudinal movement of the latch so as to prevent its withdrawal fromthe bar 13. That portion of the latch plate 2O projecting beyond the bar13 has its upper edge curved downwardly and forwardly as indicated at 24and is designed to project between parallel strips 25 which are securedto a latch post 26 and constitute keepers for the latch. A transverselyextending pin 27 connects the keepers and constitutes a support for thelatch.

The normal position of the loop 18 is upon the' nose 19 and when sodisposed the lever 17, being held against downward movement at bothends, lixedly supports the gate so as to prevent it from sagging. Whenthe parts are thus dis osed the latch can be conveniently with rawn fromengagement with its keepers whereupon the gate can be swung upon itshinges in the usual manner. If it is desired, While the gate is closed,to prevent the latch from easily moving out of engagement with itskeepers, the loop 1S can be released from nose 19 and permitted to restm Eff.)

upon plate 20. The latch thus receives a large proportion of the weightof the gate and is therefore bound tightly against the pin 27. Thewithdrawal ot the latch from the keepers is therefore rendered moredi'Hicult. lf, however, the latch should be withdrawn the lever 17 willbe deprived of its support at its iront end and the latch end of thegate will drop onto the ground so that the gate cannot be swung openuntil raised. Should the gate be resting upon the ground and it shouldbe desirable to open it lever 17 is swung upward and loop 18 placed uponthe nose 19. The gate will thus be raised and supported out of contactwith the ground.

The same operation is followed if the loop 18 is resting upon the latch20. It is of course to be understood that when the loop 18 is resting onnose 19 the latch can be readily moved out of engagement with itskeepers. It desired, the entire gate can be adjusted vertically bysliding the bar 6 along the upright 4 and the loop 10 by engaging theupright will support the gate in any position to which it may be moved.More than one supporting pin 27 may be employed so that j one of thesepins will always be in position to Support the latch subsequentto theadjustment of the gate.

What is claimed is:

1. A gate comprising end bars, parallel Y Y, rails pivotally connectedthereto, an adjusting lever having a substantially iixed pivotalconnection with the gate, a movable pivotal connection between saidlever and an intermediate portion oi the gate, a latch slidably Kmounted upon the gate, and means carried by the lever for engaging thelatch to support the gate.

2. The combination with a latch post, a keeper connected thereto, and asupporting device upon thekeeper; of a swinging gate comprising endbars, parallel rails pivotally attached to the lever for connecting thesame il to an end bar of the gate, a latch slidably mounted upon thegate, and means carried by the lever for engaging the latch to supportthe gate.

4. A gate comprising end bars, parallel rails pivotally connected to thebars, a lever having a relatively liked fulcrum and pivotally engagingan intermediate portion of the gate, said gate having a projection atone end, a latch upon and movable in relation to the gate, and meanscarried by the lever for detachably engaging either the projection orlatch to support the gate.

5. A gate comprising end bars, parallel members pivotally connected tothe bars, a i

lever pivotally mounted upon the gate, said gate having a projection atone end, a latch upon and movable in relation to the gate,

and means carried by the lever for detachably j Y engaging either theprojection or latch to support the gate.

.[n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, l have heretoarlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORRIN J. WYMAN.

Witnesses:

CLEMENT L. BLAKE, EDWARD S. EATON.

